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4th Grade State and Local Government worksheets

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State and Local Government

Grade 4 Social Studies Worksheet - Challenge Me

NameDate

Circle the answer.

1.
Which decision is made by a local school board?
- the first day of school in the district
- the rules for state driver's licenses
- the tests every school in the state gives
- the money for state highways
2.
Which is a job of a mayor?
- leading the city's police and parks
- deciding cases in the state supreme court
- leading the state's National Guard
- signing state laws
3.
Which problem should go to local government instead of state government?
- new rules for state driving tests
- a dark streetlight on Elm Street
- the budget for state parks
- repairs to a state highway bridge
4.
A state wants to change the tests every school in the state gives. Which group decides?
- the city council of the capital
- a town library board
- one school's principal
- the state board of education
5.
How are a city council and a state legislature alike?
- Both make laws.
- Both decide court cases.
- Both are led by the governor.
- Both make rules for the country.

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About this worksheet

State and local government questions ask students to tell which level of government is responsible for decisions close to home and across the state asks fourth graders to use civic, geographic, historical, or economic evidence instead of choosing a familiar-sounding word. Students may call every public leader the mayor, or they may send a neighborhood issue to a state official when the clue points to a city or county role. This worksheet keeps each question tied to a concrete classroom, community, map, source, or market situation so students must decide what the evidence shows. Students identify state and local roles, connect public services to officials, choose ways citizens can participate, and compare decisions made at different levels.

Support versions use close-to-home examples and direct wording. Standard and challenge versions add similar choices that require closer reading of the role, location, source, or tradeoff. Ask your child to underline the clue in the prompt before choosing. If an option is true in general but does not match the exact situation, it is probably a distractor. That habit builds the evidence reading needed for later history and civics work.

What your child will learn

Tell state from local roles
Connect services to officials
Identify public decisions
Recognize citizen participation

C3 Framework standard: D2.Civ.1.3-5

Worked example

A city council vote about library hours is local government because the decision affects one community.

Common mistake

Ignoring the service named in the prompt and choosing a government level by guessing.

Helpful hint

Ask whether the decision affects one community, a county, or the whole state.

Next skill: Rights of Citizens Earlier: Three Branches of Government

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with state and local government?

Ignoring the service named in the prompt and choosing a government level by guessing.

How can I help my child with state and local government?

Ask whether the decision affects one community, a county, or the whole state.

Are these 4th grade social studies worksheets free to print?

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